The Tesla Model 3 has finally landed in the home of EVs: Norway. Breaking with the rest of Scandinavia, in February Norwegian new car sales manage their first year-on-year gain since last September at a very sturdy +9% to 11.106 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 20.110. Volkswagen…
The Ford Focus is up 110.1% year-on-year in a market down 11.4% Much like neighbouring Sweden, Finnish new car sales remain embroiled in a post-WLTP depression, with February (-11.4% at 7.952) marking the 5th double-digit year-on-year drop in the past 6 months, and 6 negative months in as many months.…
The VW Golf is the best-selling nameplate in Sweden in February. New car sales in Sweden endure an 8th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop in February at -14.9% to just 23.146 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 13.1% to 43.624. Homegrown market leader Volvo (-32.7%) is hit particularly hard but remains…
Consult 5 years of Papua New Guinea Historical Data here Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the world’s least explored nations culturally and geographically. It occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea north of Australia, with the western half forming the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. PNG is home to 8.1 million inhabitants,…
The Toyota Hilux easily wins the Fijian models pole position in 2018. Consult 5 years of Fiji Historical Data here. Fiji is a South Pacific archipelago composed of 332 islands and more than 500 islets located about 2.000 km (1.300 mi) north of New Zealand. Almost 90% of the 900.000 inhabitants…
The Toyota Hiace is the most popular vehicle in Samoa in 2018. Consult 5 years of Samoa Historical Data here. Samoa corresponds to the western part of the Samoan Islands, the Eastern part being American Samoa. It is home to 192.342 inhabitants, with the two main islands being Upolu - hosting…
The Toyota Tacoma is once again estimated to top the American Samoan sales charts in 2018. Consult 5 years of American Samoa Historical Data here. Not to be confused with Samoa covered in separate updates, American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific and forming…
The Isuzu D-Max is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in the Solomon Islands in 2018. Consult 5 years of Solomon Islands Historical Data here. The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea and composed of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands stretching 1.500 km (930 mi). Solomon is…
The Toyota Hiace is the best-selling vehicle in Tonga in 2018. Consult 5 years of Tonga Historical Data here. Our exclusive South Pacific islands coverage returns on BSCB. Tonga is a Polynesian archipelago composed of 177 islands spread over 700.000 km2 (270.000 sq mi) and stretching over 800 km (500 mi)…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 10 group to manage a double-digit gain in February. Canadian new light vehicle sales celebrate a sad milestone in February: a full year, or 12 consecutive months, of year-on-year declines at -2.1% to 123.341 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 3.8% to 234.465. According to local…
The Fiat Egea hits a record 10.6% share in February. No improvement in sight for the Turkish new car market, with February sales continue to freefall at -47.1% to 24.875 including light commercials, after a -59% drop in January, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down 52.2% to 39.248. Thanks to…
The Suzuki Jimny is the best-selling light vehicle in Angola even though the new generation hasn't launched yet. After dropping by a steep 53% in 2017, the Angolan new vehicle market continues to freefall in 2018 at -38.4% to 2.654 units. Faithful to a tradition of very high volatility, both…
The Toyota Hilux remains the best-selling vehicle in Malawi. Consult 6 years worth of Malawi Historical Data here. The Malawi new vehicle market edges up 0.4% to 1.773 units in 2018. Toyota (+9.3%) tightens its grip further to cross the symbolic 50% market share for the first time since 2015…
Toyota Land Cruiser sales surge 57.6% to #2 in Uganda this year. Consult 6 years worth of Uganda Historical Data here New vehicle sales in Uganda soar 9.7% year-on-year in 2018 to 2.594 units after two consecutive years of decline. Pickups account for 42.4% of the market and SUVs for…
Our faithful Dacia Logan posing in front of the Sveti Stefan island in Montenegro. Picture by Adam Taloni. This is Part 4 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia here and Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina here. After having inadvertently explored some…